Officer's Body Armor Stops Bullet; 5 Suspects Are in Custody in Botched Carjacking, Shooting of Police Veteran

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An off-duty Milwaukee police officer has his body armor to thank for possibly saving his life after he was shot point-blank in the chest during a carjacking on the city's northwest side early Monday.

The officer, who was on his way home, was shot once by a 17-year- old suspect with a semiautomatic handgun, police said.

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Officer's Body Armor Stops Bullet; 5 Suspects Are in Custody in Botched Carjacking, Shooting of Police Veteran

The bullet blasted into the vest with such force that the officer's chest was cut, though the bullet itself never struck flesh, said Deputy Chief Brian O'Keefe. It was lodged in th...

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